Curta (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puig and the second or maternal family name is Puig.
Curta
Personal information
Full name Josep Puig Puig
Date of birth (1922-02-22)February 22, 1922
Place of birth Sant Martí de Llémena, Girona, Spain
Date of death July 9, 1997(1997-07-09) (aged 75)
Place of death Salt, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1942 Girona FC ? (?)
1942–1951 FC Barcelona 178 (1)
International career
1947–1948 Spain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josep Puig Puig (22 February 1922 – 9 July 1997), known as Curta, was a Spanish football player who played as a defender. Although he came from Girona FC, the bulk of his career was spent at FC Barcelona. He also played for the national football team of Spain.

Career

Curta spent two seasons at Girona FC (1939–40 and 1940–41) until he was signed by Barça in 1942. On his debut on 27 September 1942, on the first day of the 1942–1943 season, Barcelona lost 3–0 away to Real Madrid.

He spent 9 years in the starting line-up at Barcelona. He played as a defender and won three league titles, playing 178 league games and scoring once.

Curta made his international debut on 26 January 1947 in a 4–1 away friendly defeat to Portugal. He earned two more caps, both in friendlies, scoring an own goal in the latter, a 3–3 draw away to Switzerland on 20 June 1948.[1]

Honours

Barcelona

See also

References

  1. ^ "Curta". European Football. Retrieved 8 July 2014.